BONTEN
BON'TEN, noun A narrow woolen stuff.BONUM MAGUM, [L] A species of plum.
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American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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BONUS
BONUS, noun [Latin] A premium given for a charter or other privilege granted to a company.
BONY
BO'NY, adjective [from bone.] Consisting of bones; full of bones; pertaining to bones.1. Having large or prominent bones; stout; strong.
BONZE
BON'ZE, noun bon'zy. An Indian priest; a name used in China, Tunkin and the neighboring countries. In China, the Bonzes are the priests of the Fohists, or sect of Fohi. They are...
BOOBY
BOO'BY, noun1. A dunce; a stupid fellow; a lubber; one void of wisdom, or intellect.2. A fowl of the pelican genus, of a brown and white color, much varied in different individu...
BOOK
BOOK, noun [Like the Latin liber, book signifies primarily bark and beech, the tree being probably named from its bark.]A general name of every literary composition which is pri...
BOOK-ACCOUNT
BOOK-ACCOUNT', noun [book and account.] An account or register of debt or credit in a book.
BOOK-KEEPING
BOOK'-KEEPING, noun [book and keep.] The art of recording mercantile transactions in a regular and systematic manner; the art of keeping accounts in such a manner, that a man ma...
BOOKBINDER
BOOK'BINDER, noun [book and bind.] One whose occupation is to bind books.
BOOKBINDING
BOOK'BINDING, noun The art or practice of binding books; or of sewingthe sheets, and covering them with leather or other material.
BOOKED
BOOK'ED, participle passive Written in a book; registered.
BOOKFUL
BOOK'FUL, adjective [book and full.] Full of notions gleaned from books; crowded with undigested learning.
BOOKING
BOOK'ING, participle present tense Registering in a book.
BOOKISH
BOOK'ISH, adjective Given to reading; fond of study; more acquainted with books than with men.
BOOKISHLY
BOOK'ISHLY, adverb In the way of being addicted to books or much reading.
BOOKISHNESS
BOOK'ISHNESS, noun Addictedness to books; fondness for study.BOOK'-KEEPER, noun [book and keep.] One who keeps accounts, or the accounts of another; the officer who has the char...
BOOKLAND
BOOK'LANDBOOK'LEARNED, adjective [book and learn.] Versed in books; acquainted with books and literature; a term sometimes implying an ignorance of men, or of the common concern...
BOOKLEARNED
BOOK'LEARNED, a. [book and learn.] Versed in books; acquainted with books and literature; a term sometimes implying an ignorance of men, or of the common concerns of life.
BOOKLEARNING
BOOK'LEARNING, noun Learning acquired by reading; acquaintance with books and literature; sometimes implying want of practical knowledge.
BOOKLESS
BOOK'LESS, adjective [book and less.] Without books; unlearned.
BOOKMAKING
BOOK'MAKING, noun The practice of writing and publishing books.
BOOKMAN
BOOK'MAN, noun [book and man.] A man whose profession is the study of books.
BOOKMATE
BOOK'MATE, noun [book and mate.] A school-fellow.
BOOKOATH
BOOK'OATH, noun The oath made on the book, or Bible.
BOOKSELLER
BOOK'SELLER, noun [book and sell.] One whose occupation is to see books.
BOOKSTORE
BOOKSTORE, noun A shop where books are sold.
BOOKWORM
BOOK'WORM, noun [book and worm.] A worm or mite that eats holes in books.1. A student closely attached to books, or addicted to study; also, a reader without judgment.